..At the heart of our national workforce policy needs to be good domestic and foreign policies, such as self-sufficiency approaches that include strategies to incentivize rural and underserved practice for U.S. medical graduates...

Compulsory service programmes for recruiting health workers in remote and rural areas: do they work?

Do medical school mission statements align with the nation's health care needs?

Bina ValsangkarDr Valsangkar is adjunct assistant professor of pediatrics, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC Dr Chen is senior research fellow, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, Bethesda, Maryland, and assistant research professor, George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, Washington, DC Ms Wohltjen is research assistant, George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, Washington, DC Dr Mullan is Murdock Head Professor of Medicine and Health Policy, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences and School of Public Health and Health Services, Washington, DCAcad Med 89:892-5. 2014

..Fulfilling this goal requires an adequate number of primary care physicians, adequate distribution of physicians to underserved areas, and a sufficient number of minority physicians in the workforce...

Spending patterns in region of residency training and subsequent expenditures for care provided by practicing physicians for Medicare beneficiaries

Candice ChenDepartment of Health Policy, Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University, Washington, DC2Dr Chen is now with the Health Resources and Services Administration, Rockville, MarylandJAMA 312:2385-93. 2014

..Graduate medical education training may imprint young physicians with skills and experiences, but few studies have evaluated imprinting on physician spending patterns...